Northwest Fishing Reports

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archiv...ad-populations Wild rainbow trout critical to health of steelhead populations 1-31-11 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Genetic research is showing that healthy steelhead runs in Pacific Northwest streams can depend heavily on the productivity of their stay-at-home counterpart...

Somethin like 2 native fish only one over 18" and a limit of 5 for all trout.

Alrighty and to answer your question above. Just because i never saw any big 50lbers in the reports which in lake michigan are not common but certainly not fictional. Just wondering if that had a effect on why we never see any "big" lakers.

I looked at recent reports and the fact that there is no limit on lake trout doesnt seem to effect them at all. Would you wanna see a limit on lake trout? For Lake Chelan.

Have heard of bass in there. Havent found any hotspots for those yet. Kokes are doin good. Tiger muskys are doing AWSOME. I seen them swimmimg alot. Trout is doin good too. Have notice some fish in the summer must be going up the rivers and spawning. CAught some huge rainbows in the creek that go in.

Has anyone fished there. My dad grew up fishing there catching alot of differnt fish. He would catch smallies, rainbows, brooks, cutts and many slamon species. Steelhead and sea run cutties too. DOes anyone have any info on thiis river. How are the hatcheries doin lately? what species are still left?

Well at least in Merwin. The only fish in there that would be affected is Koke/trout. The sqaws would keep them from keeping to big and the tigermusky. Just my two cent. But again i dont know to much about lake trout.

I am a teen and i fished through a tornado warning. A tornado actaully touched town 5 or 6 miles away. I didnt know though cuz i forget my cell. Parents were mad. Caught a couple nice bass still though.

Why dont they put them into the resovoirs. Or at least merwin. There is enough pressure in that lake to keep the population under control.

Yes the tigers have made a difference. ANd from what i hear they dont prey on trout that much as trout are quicker and arent as easily caught by them. But stilll you can have a thing of chicken liver and sit by the shore all day and catch 150 squawfish. Easily.

what fsih are those on the bottom

wintersteelhead wrote:Sea-run cutt. Look how chrome and shiny it is. River cutts have alot more colors

+1

what kind of reel do you for salmon/ steelhead i use a spinning but my uncle let me use his and it was a baitcaster what is the better reel

trting just adding borax with know water for 3-4 day them you'll get that durable feeling

and anything big red and shiny!

yes i got it but i didn't need my social security #

i am under 15 and need a catch record card for steelhead i am visting drom indiana what will i need to give them to get one? do i need my birth certificate?

hmm the fish heads and guts from the fish you catch will work great!

if i am in a area with not that many people or in a an area just fisherman i just stuck a fillet knife in them and throw them back and they sink a contrbute the sucker fish population. if in a populated area i use them for bait or keep them on a stringer till i leave then i throw them somewhere wher...